PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader has chosen Heresy by Pantera as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Emperor Vader was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Johnsson
vs
Vader

185 cm
31
220 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

190 cm
27
187 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emperor Vader!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader is looking to clinch.
Vader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vader moves in looking to clinch but Johnsson pushes him off.
Vader scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Johnsson.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
A shot to the liver by Vader. Beautiful body shot.
Vader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vader tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnsson is able to avoid easily.
Vader wants to clinch
and Johnsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vader motions for Johnsson to come forward. Vader throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vader counters with a thumping low kick.
Vader looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Johnsson lands a jab to the nose.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnsson needs to keep his hands up - Vader had a free shot at his head there.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Johnsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vader does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Vader has managed to clinch.
Vader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader misses with some punches.
Johnsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vader misses with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnssons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Vader.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Johnsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Vader lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vader can't find room to land a body shot as Johnsson controls the action.
Vader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnsson blocks a body shot from Vader.
Johnsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader's elbow.
Vader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnsson controls his hands.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vader working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader cracks Johnsson with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Vader.
Johnsson lands a left hand.
Vader misses with some punches.
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Vader.
A hook to the body from Vader.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnsson has a couple of punches blocked by Vader.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnsson blocking some punches.
Vader misses with a body punch.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnsson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a body punch
and Vader counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnsson feints and then cracks Vader's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vader down.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joni Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Vader moves out of range easily.
Vader cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Vader throws a one two combo.
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Vader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnsson scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vader is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emperor Vader dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vader defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vader makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vader throws an off balance right hand
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsson thuds his shin into the meat of Vader's side.
Johnsson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader.
Johnsson throws a hook but Vader avoids it easily.
Vader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Vader scores with a leg kick.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Vader moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Johnsson cracks Vader with a good jab.
Johnsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vader misses with a leg kick.
Joni Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a left hand
and Vader counters with a left and a right that stings Johnsson.
Vader moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnsson.
Johnsson swinging wildly here.

Vader takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnsson.
Vader lands with a light punch inside.
Johnsson can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.
Johnsson blocking some punches.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
Vader scores with a shoulder strike.
Emperor Vader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson working aggressively here.
Emperor Vader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Johnsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson tries to break free but Vader pushes him back against the cage.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Johnsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Vader gets through Johnsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnsson.
Johnsson has a couple of punches blocked by Vader.
Johnsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader's elbow.
Johnsson working aggressively here.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joni Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Johnsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader.
Vader blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vader blocking some punches.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnsson throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joni Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!